大学英语四级仔细阅读理解训练题

　　下面是学习啦小编整理的大学英语四级仔细阅读理解训练题，希望对大家有帮助。

　　Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H.A.W.Tabor and his second wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as “Baby Doe”. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was lured by rumors of fortunes to be made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.” he said.

　　As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco.『It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or“grub”, while they looked for ore, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered.』①He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.

　　Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for “grub”. Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. “Oh help yourself. One more time won’t make any difference,” He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers. The two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountain side and began to dig. After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of the other two men, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as the “Pittsburgh Mine,” made 1 300 000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.

　　Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117 000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state.

　　1.Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT.

　　A.because Tabor became its leading citizen

　　B.because great deposits of lead is expected to be found there

　　C.because it could bring good fortune to Tabor

　　D.because it was renamed

　　2.The word “grubstake” in paragraph 2 means.

　　A.to supply miners with food and supplies

　　B.to open a general store

　　C.to do one’s contribution to the development of the mine

　　D.to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered

　　3.Tabor made his first fortune.

　　A.by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings

　　B.because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplying

　　C.by buying the shares of the other

　　D.as a land speculator

　　4. The underlying reason for Tabor’s life career is.

　　A. purely accidental

　　B. based on the analysis of miner’s being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining site

　　C. through the help from his second wife

　　D. he planned well and accomplished targets step by step

　　5.If this passage is the first part of an article,who might be introduced in the following part?

　　A.Tabor’s life.

　　B.Tabor’s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.

　　C.Other colorful characters.

　　D.Tabor’s other careers.


 

　　Vocabulary

　　1.barren adj. 贫瘠的

　　2.fabulous adj. 神话般的，难以置信的

　　3.lure vt.诱惑，引诱

　　4.deposit n.沉淀，储蓄

　　5.grubstake v.下注

　　1. C细节题。因为Leadville可以为Tabor带来巨富。这一点不是Leadville得名的原因，因为在文章第二段中，讲到这一点时，提及三个原因：A.因为Tabor成为当地的居民代表人物，B.因为在Leadville有丰富的铅的储藏量。D.因为Leadville是因为Tabor重要而起的名，唯独C没有，因为到后来发现是银矿才给他带来巨富。

　　2. D词汇题。第二段中grubstake的词义与D所述内容是相同的，即“供给探矿者资金，衣物，食品以及其他物品”。(可参阅英华大辞典修订第二版64页)但此处还补充地讲，作为回报，供给者可以获得矿中资源一定份额。(见文章第二段第4行)

　　3. A细节题。Tabor第一次真正发财是他为两名矿工提供资助，为此他获得他们矿资源三分之一的股份。见文章第三段4-9行内容：两名开矿者从Tabor那儿借走价值17美元的物品，作为回报，Tabor获得他们矿资源三分之一股份。于是两位开矿者在一座山旁的不毛之地开始挖掘，九天之后，发现了银的富矿，于是Tabor又将两人的股份全买下，这样，银矿属于Tabor一个人所有，这个矿就是后来著名的“匹兹堡”矿。Tabor用17美元的投资换来了130万美元的收获。

　　4. B推断题。由原文可知泰勃的财产来源是有一定偶然性的，但是毕竟也是基于他开创的“grubstake”模式，因为A、D都不对，C更是没有根据，因为他还没有娶第二位夫人这一切就发生了。分析泰勃的做法，会得出B选项所示的结论。

　　5. B推断题。如果本文是一篇文章的第一部分，那么在文章的第二部分将介绍谁呢?key可以从文章第一句分析出来，在Leadville的黄金年代，其多彩的特点当中，Tabor及其第二任妻子Elizabeth McCourt是值得大书特书的，接着，文章都在讲述有关H.A.W.Tabor发家致富的历史，如先买下匹兹堡矿，后又买下Matchless矿，最后成为，代理州长，等等，所以涉及到的全是男主人公，因此下边再讲的话，应成为女主人公即Elizabeth McCourt的天地了，她是Tabor的第二任妻子。这是顺理成章的事。



 

　　Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we "fit" in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is a thier or a meter reader, and so on.

　　The statuses we assume often vary with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly.

　　A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume (服装) of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook (钱包). Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain alterations made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Statuses too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.
 

　　这是一篇说明文，讲的是人们的Status(身份、地位)这一问题。

　　51. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us _______.

　　A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

　　B) behave appropriately in relation to other people

　　C) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

　　D) make friends with other people

　　[答案及分析]：[B]事实辨认题。问在第一段作者告诉我们人的身份对我们有下列哪种帮助。第一段第一句说得很明白：“身份有助于我们和别人相处，决定我们在社会中所处的地位、扮演的角色”，[B]项意为“正确地与人交往”，正是上述意思。

　　52. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ______.

　　A) in order to identify themselves with others

　　B) in order to better identify others

　　C) as their mental processes change

　　D) as the situation changes

　　[答案及分析]：[D]事实辨认题。问作者认为，在什么情况下人们经常具有不同的身份。[A]项意为“为了将自己预其他人区别开”，[B]项为“为了更好地识别他人”，[C]项为“当心理发生变化时”，[D]项意为“随着环境的变化”。[A]、[B]、[C]三项都不合文章原意，并且根据第二段第一、二句话可知[D]项正确。

　　53. The word "appraisal" (Line5, Para.2) most probably means "_______".

　　A) involvement B) appreciation C) assessment D) presentation

　　[答案及分析]：[C]词义理解题。问第二段第六行中的appraisal一词的意思是什么。根据该词所在的句子，可知该词含义和mental process(思想过程)有关，并且可能与和其并列的词interpretation(解释，说明，理解)有一定相似之处。involvement意为“陷入，卷入;牵涉，包含”，assessment意为“估计，评估;所估计之数额”，appreciation表示“感谢，感激;欣赏，评价，赏识”，presentation意为“赠送;提出;引见，介绍;出席，呈现;演出”。比较起来，[B]项符合上述两点，而且意思上说得通。appraisal的准确意思是“估计，估价，评价”，在此句中“评价”讲。

　　54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun "it" refers to "______".

　　A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

　　B) identification of other people's statuses

　　C) selecting one's own statuses D) constant mental process

　　[答案及分析]：[A]事实辨认题。问第二段最后一句中“it”指代什么。根据句意及其结构可知：it指代the task，即前一句“we fit out actions to those of people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation”，不难看出[A]项正确。